Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 275-2409NC-MSW
- Employer
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Gilllingham
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Non-Clinical Maternity Care Assistant
Band 2
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.
Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
Job overview
Non-Clinical Maternity Support Worker
Division: Women, Children and Young People
Care Group: Women's & Children's Service
Band: 2
Salary: £23,615 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Week Commencing 14th October 2024
We are recruiting for a Non-Clinical Maternity Support Worker who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will facilitate the smooth running of this maternity service and successful applicant will be involved in service improvement.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Working for our organisation
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B – Bold
E – Every person counts
S – Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will be to facilitate the smooth running of this maternity service and successful applicant will be involved in service improvement.
Ensuring all equipment checking and ‘I am clean stickers’ are visible at the start of shifts.
Equipment cupboard must be accessible to staff, tidy and floors clean and litter free.
Ensure daily checks of all relevant items, blood trackers, urinalysis monitors, Blood monitoring equipment with evidence.
To prioritise stock availability, report to manager for ordering to comply with patient safety and clinical governance requirements.
Ensure there is an effective, robust communication system between the non –clinical role and Clinical Support Worker team members.
You would be responsible for ensuring that effective delegation of your role requirements are completed during your absence for Study
requirements, Annual leave, and sickness hours.
Weekly fire checking log.
Monthly stock check for end dates with evidence.
Monthly medications check for end dates with evidence.
Ensure patient records are accurately maintained on PAS and relevant systems in the event you are covering in the short term.
Reporting of faulty equipment to EME department – ensuring evidence of same.
Reporting of delivery suite issues to Estates department – ensuring evidence of same.
Responsible for time change requirements when clocks change twice yearly.
Stock cupboards on delivery suite and end of Pearl ward must be kept tidy with clear floors at all times.
Responsible for staff changing areas – clear, clean and tidy at all times.
Daily check that dirty scrubs have been collected.
Cleaning of delivery rooms as and when required.
Ward clerk cover may also be required for admissions and discharges in the event that the unit has no cover available
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer systems (Basic)
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English & Maths Level 2 or above
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate experience in managing stock, procurement to ensure a safe service is provided
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience preferable within a health care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Has the ability to adapt to challenging and changing situations / demands and able to support colleagues
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across maternity while liaising with different levels of personnel
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Burton
- Job title
- MSSW Lead Midwife
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01634 833732
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